“This year, 10 projects were selected from among the many applicants with ideas such as a seaweed-based bioplastic and a platform to combat loneliness among university students.”

“LaunchBox has evolved into an accelerator of global impact, and many programme alumni have developed viable businesses across a wide range of sectors. Since 2013, the student ventures involved have created approximately 278 jobs and raised over €73.2 million in investment and funding.”

“More than 70 companies applied to this year’s LaunchBox, with the shortlisted companies representing industries from book publishing to zero-waste plastics. The scheme is sponsored by Bank of Ireland and managed by Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace.”

“Other finalists from this year’s competition include Fonz Music, a music selection took which can be linked to Spotify, One Sure Thing, an end-of-life digital planning assistant, and UniPeer, a platform for university students experiencing loneliness.”

“It takes a village to raise a start-up and this summer they have been raising 10, so we are very grateful”

“The biggest challenge that comes with pitching is trying encapsulate everything your startup is and strives to be in just a few minutes”

“A pitch deck should be ever-evolving, which means it will never be perfect”

“Consistently asking users for feedback is key to creating a user-centric platform”

“That is the beauty of start-up culture in general – everything is constantly in flux and everyone is open to new ideas”

“The Launchbox entrepreneurship course has nurtured firms such as FoodCloud and Artomatix in their infancy”

“Each of the teams received €10,000 in funding courtesy of Bank of Ireland and will be expected to present their burgeoning businesses at a showcase at the end of August.”

“Trinity is known as a community of innovators, and this reputation is undoubtedly sustained thanks in no small part to LaunchBox.”

“As our flagship entrepreneurship initiative, LaunchBox offers the next generation of founders unrivalled access to a wealth of industry leaders, best-in-class education, and superb networking opportunities.”

“Since 2013, Launchbox business ventures have created around 278 jobs and raised over €73 million in investment and funding.”

“Notable past participants include social enterprise FoodCloud, which aims to curb food waste, and payment processing venture Touchtech Payments, who were recently acquired by Stripe.”

“After an application period which saw overwhelming interest from enterprising students, 10 teams collectively representing 9 schools from across Ireland’s oldest university have been selected to participate. Each team has received €10k in funding courtesy of Bank of Ireland.”

“The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly exacerbated the issue of student loneliness, meaning there is a need to find new ways for students to connect”